he first round of the RO-16, India takes the easy lead against Romania’s Adina and Elizabeth by 11-9, 12-10, 11-7. Sreeja and Archana dominated the match right from the beginning and took the straight set wins in the match 1.

India's historic singles table tennis journey at the Paris Olympics came to an end as Manika Batra suffered a defeat against higher-ranked Japanese Miu Hirano, and Sreeja Akula lost to world number one Yingshaw Sun on her birthday. 

Indian table tennis player Manika Batra's journey in the women's singles event at the Paris 2024 Olympics came to an end as she lost to Japan's Hirano Miu in the round of 16. The match concluded with scores of 6-11, 9-11, 14-12, 8-11, 6-11 in favour of the Japanese player.

India’s top table tennis players Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra entered the round of 32 after defeating their opponents at the Paris Olympics here on Sunday.

Batra played an instrumental role in the women’s team qualifying for the Paris Olympics, a first for Indian table tennis.

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) selection committee unveiled a six-member squad (three each for men and women) on Thursday, adhering to Olympic norms. Additionally, participants for the singles events were finalised.

CWG mixed doubles champion Sreeja Akula on Tuesday became the top-ranked Indian woman table tennis player after rising to career-high rank of 38 in latest ITTF Chart, replacing Manika Batra.

Ayhika Mukherjee's win in the third singles breathed new life into the team's campaign.